Aegyptiaca et Dekaphylon, sive, De Aegyptiacorum Sacrorum… et De Decem Tribubus Israelie.

AUCTION 76 | Thursday, June 14th, 2018 at 3:00 PM

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WITSIUS, HERMANN.

Aegyptiaca et Dekaphylon, sive, De Aegyptiacorum Sacrorum… et De Decem Tribubus Israelie.

<<First Edition.>> pp. (14), 492. Lightly browned. Contemporary vellum, worn. 4to.

Amsterdam: Gerardus Borstius 1683

Est: $500 - $700

PRICE REALIZED $50

A study of Ancient Egyptian religion in comparison with the religious rites of the Jews. Witsius (1636-1708) was a Dutch theologian who spent much effort seeking to bridge the gap between the reigning Orthodoxy of his time and Covenant Theology.